Wheel for automobiles



Jan. 9, 1923. 1,441,424.

H. M. HOWELL.

WHEEL FOR AUTOMOBILES.

FILED ocr. 6. 1921.

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.` application' hied'floct'pber 6,1'9215sefiainossoasiui Be it known that I, HENRY MLQHowELL; a citizen of the United States, andl a' resident yof Monroe, infv the'parish' of Ouachita andic State of Louisiana, have 'invented certain This invention relates injgeneral'to wheels` for` a'iutomobilesV oi' rthe like of the type "eine The object of the vnveiitionysto provide@ wheel 'of this character-'in which the aemountable rim may fbe readily a'ndf easilyt: assembled with or. disa'ssembledwfromlthe n Wheel; inv which tliedemountablerim per-1".v mits ofthe removal or replacemei'itof a tire thereon without` the Y necessity* of.vr pinching the! tire 4overthe tire retaining'flangei; inv l 'thefixedfrim ltiisj inclinedas'at' 17 to .pro-

'vider agseat. .Atzits outer .m arginal l edge, the

which kthe demountable #rim fis@ securely locked an'd'effectively' vrsupported in assem-zf'...Y

bled position on the wheel; and which is in general of simple and durable construction,

reliable in operation and easy and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other obJects and advantages ofthe 1nvention reside in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary View in side elevation illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is a view in transverse section `on line 2--2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a similar view, on line 3-3 of Figure 1; I v

Figure 4 is a view in sidev elevation with the outer tire retaining flange removed;

Figure 5 is a view in side .elevation with the demountable rim removed;

Figure 6 is a vievsT in fragmentary perspective of the demountable rim, the rim being turned at'90O for the sake of illustration;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary view in perspective of the -Wheel;

Figure 8 is a vievs7 in side elevation of the inside of the demountable rim; e

Figure 9 is a view in side 'elevation of the inside of the outer retaining flange; and

Figure 10 is a. view1 thereof in transverse section.

.natesegenerally a wheel. i. .'lhegwheelf' new anduseful' Improvements inplVhcelsw y.for Automobiles "of which' the following is'y vf afspecitic'ation.

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. y'Referring i. `ito4 :theV ldi*aw'ings for 'i the;y klsake". of i .illustration is .shown' the preferred1embodin1entmf the inventionit `will be seen that the referencer'.Y character 1Q vdesigf hown Yasbeing ofthe wooden or: artillery..typebut it; -is .obvious,.-that; they ,inventionunav 5 em- @bodiedv :in: any; type- Aof wheel and 15: well adapted; for embodiment .inl .a wire.I wheel or in fa dislr wh eel f after the anannerfsliown in .1l my" application,- .Se1ialf N015 :483.923

.filed The wheelltl comprises spokes 1'21a; felly ..13 :anda fixed arimi'forefelly band 14, .encircling-f the felly andl secured tliereto.

f; The: fixed. rim;y 14 is; provided =Witlr a cir-v cumferentiah.shoulder ;176 extending i @around its `inner marginal i eldgegiand"ry beveled to'. constitutegan abutmentand tl lperiphery of fixed, rim is provided With a Ydepending flange or locking plate 18, the felly 13 being:

cut away'to accommodate this iange or lock-v ing plate.

An automobile rim, designated generally at 20, is provided and includes a base section 21, an inner fixed tire retaining iange 22 and an outer removable tire retaining flange .23. On the underside of the base section 21 ridges 24 and 25 are provided and engage the inclined seat 17 to support the demountable rim in position on the Xed rim.

A locking plate 26 is integrally formed with or otherwise secured to the base section of the demountable rim and a cooperat- .ing locking plate 27 is integrally formed with the outer tire retaining iange 23 and in the assemblyI locking plates 26 and 27 Spaced arcuate locking anges 28 having enlarged heads 28a are carried by the locking plate 26, and in the assembly are received in an annular channel 29 provided in the locking plate 27 and having arcuate shoulders 30 spaced circumferentially to provide for the entrance of the enlarged heads of the locking flanges 28 into the channel and spaced circumferentially to accommodate the loc-king flanges when the 'outer locking plate 27 has been moved circumferentially with respect to the inner plate 26 so las to confine the enlarged heads behind the locking shoulders 30.

Cooperating means on the flange 18 and the locking plate 26 is provided for releasably securing the demountable rim in position on the fixed rim ot the wheel and comprises a. plurality ot' spaced T-shaped locking lugs 32 integrally formed with or otherwise secured to the inner periphery of the locking plate 2G land cooperable with seats or sockets, designated generally at 33 and provided therefor in the tia-nge 18 of the tired rim. Each of these sockets includes an entering opening 34 and locking shoulders 35 with which the locking lugs 3Q engage.

The elly 13 is out away or suitably :formedV to accommodate the locking lugs 32.

Means is provided for preventing circumferential movement ofthe demountable rim on thexed rim and comprises a bolt and nut 35 extending through alined openings provided therefor in the plates 18, 26 and 27,-and through a suitable opening in the felly,r the opening of the felly having a flanged bushing 3G inserted therein to take up Wear and to give added strength and rigidity to this securing means.

VA tire, designated at 40, is arranged onV the demountahle rim. The tire may be mounted on the rim and demounted there' from by simply removing the outer tire retaining i'langeQO whereby the necessity-of pinching beads ofthe tire over the tire re taining flanges is obviated.- The'demountable rim itself may be vreadily remove-d from the Wheel by simply 'ren'loving the bolt 35 and rotating the demountable rim relative to the fixed rim until the locking lugs 32 are alined with the entering openings 34: of the sockets 233. and then drawing the rim laterv ally from the wheel. It is obvious that the rim is reversely moved in placing it in position on 'the iiXed rim.

Suitable slots 45 are provided, and are adapted to cooperate with an operating tool to facilitatel manipulation of the demount.v

able rim.-

l claim:

ln ya device of the characterdescribed, a wheel having a fixed rim provided with an annular locking plate, a demountable rim associated with the fixed rim and including an annular locking'plate adapted tocome into face to face engagement with the locking plate of the iixed rim in assembly and cooperating means between the annular' locking plate of the fixed yrim and the locking plate of the demountable rim for releasably vsecuring the demountable rim on the fixed rim, said cooperating means including spaced T-shaped locking lugs carried by thel locking plate of the demounta'ole rim, the

'locking plate of the fixed rim having sockets provided with locking shoulders cooperable with said locking lugs.

HENRY M. HOWELL.

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